Garter Lane Arts Centre present a once-off opportunity to see "The Red Iron" play by Jim Nolan ... go to: @garterlane or @RedIrontheplay on Twitter. Also available on waterfordtheatrearchive.com Sunday 10th May, 8pm - streaming online. Thanks so much to everyone involved in getting this piece in to the "virtual" world for all to enjoy...we … Continue reading “The Red Iron” play streaming online
Portlaw GAA have a run/walk for Pieta House this weekend & some of their players took part in a #puck4pieta video to spread the word that it is "OK not to be OK" & the importance to talk. It was nice to see some former players & those abroad take part.
We are asking older people to share their memories of significant events in their lives, how they coped with them and how they were affected - they can be events of huge historical significance or small local changes that impacted on them. While many might be cocooning, they can contribute to their local communities with … Continue reading I Remember / Is Cuimhin Liom
TRAMORE parish priests will walk through each housing estate in Tramore carrying the Blessed Sacrament and inviting people to their homes to share in a prayer or to have their homes and families blessed. Story via Waterford News & Star Thursday 7th May 6.30pm Summerhill/ Newtown Mews 7pm Love Lane/Doneraile Drive Saturday 9th May 6.30pm … Continue reading A Blessing at home for the month of May
Shout Out to the excellent folks at Waterford County Museum, who have compiled a directory of Facebook History Groups operating in Waterford (list below), with a brief guide to their specialisation. As they mention, if you have a historical question relating to Waterford, you'll probably find an answer here. FACEBOOK PAGES Ardmore Grange Heritage Group – … Continue reading Is History your thing ?
The outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus may be causing you stress and worry. It is understandable you might be feeling this way. There is a lot of coverage in the news and you are likely hearing about it a lot amongst your friends and family. It is impacting how you live your life and disrupting your … Continue reading Mental Well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak
An RIAI publication on how to Understand, Reimagine, Conserve your Historic Home has been published and may be of benefit to those in historic or protected structure homes and who are thinking about renovations. Download the guide here.
Great to see the Dungarvan poet Clodagh Beresford Dunne giving some poetry advice in today’s Irish Times.
Calling all 7-12 year-olds Write a lighthouse-inspired story & become a Young Storykeeper! Stories must involve a lighthouse but the rest is up to you! More: https://fightingwords.ie/storykeeper Closing date: 19 May, 5pm
In a new slot on WLR's The Big Breakfast Blaa, Director of the Waterford Museum of Treasures Eamonn McEneaney will explore our rich history in The Deise. There are a host of amazing artifacts housed at the Medieval Museum and The Bishop’s Palace and although currently closed, over the next few weeks, Eamonn will tell … Continue reading Waterford Treasures Podcast (via The Big Blaa)